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Handbook of Transportation Engineering

Name: Handbook of Transportation Engineering
Author: Myer Kutz
ISBN: 9780071391221

by Myer Kutz

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Overview

This is a comprehensive, problem-solving engineering guide on the strategic planning, development, and maintenance of public and private transportation systems. Covering all modes of transportation on land, air, and water, the Handbook shows how to solve specific problems, such as facility improvement, cost reduction, or operations optimization at local, regional, national, and international levels.

* Extensive sections on road construction and maintenance, bridge construction and repair, and mass transit systems

* Examines airline traffic control systems, airline schedule planning, and airline ground operation

* Covers marine, rail, and freight transportation

About the Author, Myer Kutz

Myer Kutz has been president of Myer Kutz Associates, Inc., a publishing and information services consulting firm, since 1990. He was vice president in charge of scientific/technical publishing at John Wiley & Sons for 5 years. He has been a member of the board of the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) and chair of the ASME Publications Committee. He has a BS in mechanical engineering from MIT and a master's degree from RPI. He is the editor of Standard Handbook of Biomedical Engineering and Design, also published by McGraw-Hill.

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Covering all varieties of transportation systems, including freight, passenger, and mass transit air, rail, road, and water systems at the local, regional, national, and international levels, this handbook provides problem-solving engineering tools, planning and design techniques with examples of successful applications, and stratagems for deriving positive results from the complex interplay among policy-making, planning, management, operations, and technology. The handbook offers guidance on providing for pedestrians and bicycles, help with noise and air pollution issues, and methods for improving air traffic control systems, airline scheduling, and ground operations. The editor is president of a publishing and information services consulting firm.

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Covering all varieties of transportation systems, including freight, passenger, and mass transit air, rail, road, and water systems at the local,regional, national, and international levels, this handbook provides problem-solving engineering tools, planning and design techniques with examples of successful applications, and stratagems for deriving positive results from the complex interplay among policy-making, planning, management, operations, and technology. The handbook offers guidance on providing for pedestrians and bicycles, help with noise and air pollution issues, and methods for improving air traffic control systems,airline scheduling, and ground operations. The editor is president of a publishing and information services consulting firm.